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Getting Built For Rugby

What I notice about it alot aswell is that as soon as people start to feel pain in their legs or a little bit tired, they give up.
 
Basically a beep test is marked out by cones 20meters apart from each other usually in a gym or on a basketball court. You then run back and forth in tune to the beeps played aloud by a loud speaker from a stereo on a tape. For every 1 interval there are 10 beeps. At every interval the beeps intense faster. If you fail to make the line (2 chances) then YOUR OUT! score given.. (example) If i got a score of 5 i would have ran it 50 times... Or "5.4" would have been 54 times and so on...
The idea i found was to walk fast throughout the first 6 intervals then gradually jog it as you keep up to the beeps . Basically its all about conserving your energy at the early stages and try to make it past 10... Every national Rep player has to do this test, It actually tells your coach where your @ on your fitness level scale..

NZ secondary schools and U19s have to score 14 and over tight 5 and props 12.5 over... Most average the 14 and 15 mark

NZ 7s 16 and over NO IFS OR BUTS! majority get around 22

All Blacks I dont know there score's

Almost forgot they have a junior level beep test as well where the intervals are 7 instead of 10
 
The intervals aren't always the same. Some levels may have 8 intervals, others have 9, others have 11.
 
The intervals aren't always the same. Some levels may have 8 intervals, others have 9, others have 11. [/b]



You must be doing the old style beep test...lol they changed it in 2003...
 
What pricks! Why did they change it in 2003? I like the idea of 10 intervals in every level though.
 
It was changed around 1999 but officially changed 2003 Dont really know why they changed it... I think they wanted a reading for all athletes throughout the world on a precise reading
 
if ur 14 u shuld do lots of abs,back and endurance exercises, this way when u start heavy weight training there will be lesss chance of injury.
 
rather than focusing too much on being huge just yet - practice kicking off both feet (torpedo off both), passing both ways (strong spiral off both left and right hand), tackling technique (left and right shoulders)...

but try and specialize your practice to what position you wish to play
 
I still say Steroids.
Eat plenty - doesn't matter what: get down burger king or macdonalds 5 times a day if you have to - work out twice a day (one body part at a time)...ooh! Make sure in your average 6 month period you take on about 3 cycles.
You wanna make sure those bad boys are gonna make you big, so 3 cycles should do it nicely.
 
I'm 14, around 189cm tall, 72kg, slender build and I have a record of around 7 for the beep test. I want to be physically stronger to play better rugby. Like strong shoulders and big muscles. At the moment one of my hardest shoulder's into a guy around my build just makes him stop dead in his tracks and almost fall over. I want to make him to smashed to the floor. I've tried a little weight training with my 20kg dumbell set. Any tips? [/b]

you're 14. don't worry about getting bulked up just yet.
work on your technique, knocking guys down isn't all about brute strength... but the more you play the more bulk you will gain, as long as you eat plenty and exercise well
push-ups and sit-ups as has been said, are ideal as you are only young and don't want to be pushing big weights


alternatively, hit the 'roids :p
 
What ever you do, Don't play too much squash, or play sports on a hard surface.

You will REALLY regret it.

I'm 15, and there's people dropping like flies every week because their knees are going. Already...
 
Gday Hamster here :p Just finished my season last week with a 12-7 loss in the mighty 15B's

I play in the forward pack and this season I have emerged as a second row though I dont mind laying Flanker either lol (waayy less effort playing flanker)

I'm 15 and a bit, 186cm and 67-68kg. Yeah I'm a bit of a lank bean but over the past year I've grown a lot.

Next year I want to go for the 16A's. In the forwards. I want to bulk up more and stay hit at the same time. I think over the past year and a bit I've put on a lot of KG's and wanna keep going. Funny thing is I eat masses of food no joke and still not that big, probably a genetic thing .. or something :huh:

I wanna crack 190cm which will happen naturally and crack 85kg. Possibly 90kg :eek:

Any members here that can offer tips on how to pack on the kg's/pounds, saty fit, get bulky. What and how much should I be eating a day? What weights schedule should I be doing? How to stay fit and not lose too many kg's doing fitness. How to build up rugby strength? How to get bigger legs?

btw I'm getting braces off next week so they should help because for big periods I've to wear elastic bands which put you off eating.. sort of.

so yeah,...... any tips. oh and I'm planning hitting weights 3 times a week? Good idea?
 
Weights every second day is a good idea. Eat plenty of protein, but as in everything, just eating healthy is the best idea.

Also you said flanker is way less effort than second row. Flanker is supposed to be the hardest worker in terms of tackling and stealing the ball on the field and they are always supposed to be there in support all the time.
 
eat eat eat

lots carbs and protein
have as many meals you can in a day - not just 3 big ones, 5 big ones, or more if possible
 


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